ASHMORE UTG LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC377799 · llp · incorporated 2012-08-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 13.5y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-08
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-30
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  10. 2021-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  12. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2020-08-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
  15. 2020-08-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
  16. 2020-08-25
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
  17. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2019-02-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
  20. 2019-02-05
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  21. 2019-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  22. 2018-12-31
    ➖
    TALISMAN UNDERWRITING PLC resigned
    corporate-llp-member
  23. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-08-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2018-05-16
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    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  26. 2018-05-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  27. 2015-10-20
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Certain Other Persons
  28. 2015-09-10
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Certain Other Persons
  29. 2015-04-15
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Certain Other Persons
  30. 2014-11-26
    ➖
    STURGE, Anthony Charles Lloyd resigned
    llp-member
  31. 2014-11-26
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    TALISMAN UNDERWRITING PLC appointed
    corporate-llp-member
  32. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
  33. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Rbc Dexia Investor Services Trust and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
  34. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyd’S, and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
  35. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyd’S and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on the Form LLMG01)
  36. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyd’S and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on the Form LLMG01)
  37. 2013-01-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyd’S, the Regulating Trustee and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
  38. 2012-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASHMORE UTG LLP
  39. 2012-08-17
    ➕
    ARGENTA CONTINUITY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  40. 2012-08-17
    ➕
    ARGENTA LLP SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  41. 2012-08-17
    ➕
    STURGE, Anthony Charles Lloyd appointed
    llp-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 low
9 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Argenta Llp Services Limited
Corporate parent
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Argenta Continuity Limited
Corporate parent
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ASHMORE UTG LLP
This company · OC377799

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Argenta Llp Services Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting31/12/2018
Argenta Continuity Limited
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting31/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Talisman Underwriting Plcceased 31/12/2018· 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2012-08-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

5th Floor 70 Gracechurch Street
London
EC3V 0XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-18
Last: 2026-07-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ARGENTA CONTINUITY LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARGENTA LLP SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2012-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STURGE, Anthony Charles Lloyd→
llp-member · ~90y · appointed 2012-08-17 · resigned 2014-11-26
Resigned
TALISMAN UNDERWRITING PLC→
corporate-llp-member · appointed 2014-11-26 · resigned 2018-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
9
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Certain Other Persons / The Bodies / The Beneficiaries / Lloyds
A registered charge—20/10/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Certain Other Persons / The Bodies / The Beneficiaries / Lloyds
A registered charge—10/09/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Certain Other Persons / The Bodies / The Beneficiaries / Lloyds
A registered charge—15/04/2015—
outstanding
Lloyd's, the Trustees, the Beneficiaries and the Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
Deposit trust deed (third party deposit) (gen) (10) (the trust deed)1 property01/01/2013—
outstanding
Rbc Dexia Investor Services Trust and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
Lloyd’s canadian trust deed dated 25 may 2001 (the trust deed)1 property01/01/2013—
outstanding
Lloyd’S, and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
Amendment and restatement lloyd’s american instrument 1995 (general business for corporate members) (the 1995 american instrument (corporate members)) dated 31 july 1995 and amended on 28 december 2001, 1 april 2001, 1 august 2001, 13 february 2002, 27 september 2007 and 24 march 20091 property01/01/2013—
outstanding
Lloyd’S and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on the Form LLMG01)
Lloyd’s asia (singapore policies) instrument 2002 (general business of all underwriting members) (the singapore policies instrument) dated 13 february 20021 property01/01/2013—
outstanding
Lloyd’S and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on the Form LLMG01)
Lloyd’s asia (offshore policies) instrument 2002 (general business of all underwriting members) (the offshore policies instrument) dated 13 february 20021 property01/01/2013—
outstanding
Lloyd’S, the Regulating Trustee and Certain Other Persons or Bodies (As Further Defined on Form LLMG01)
Lloyd’s premium trust deed (general business) (the trust deed)1 property01/01/2013—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
2020-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC02
2020-08-25